Quotes from Mickey Rivers

I thought I had a shot to play for the Dolphins.

He's so ugly. When you walked by him, your pants wrinkle. He made fly balls curve foul.

It was so cold today that I saw a dog chasing a cat, and the dog was walking.

Weak arms don't cause you to lose games. When you hit, be sure to get on base. Then no one will care about a weak arm.

I went to North Carolina to play football.

I'm a Clint Eastwood man.

Everybody complaining about their average and all that, but I wanted be in there where I can help my team no matter what situation. And a lot of days, I didn't have it.

Don't worry about things that you have no control over, because you have no control over them. Don't worry about things that you have control over, because you have control over them.

These guys are so old they're eligible for meals on wheels.

The first thing you do when you get out to center field is put up your finger and check the wind chill factor.

We yelled, mostly, but bad enough that you wanted to fight. That's how we became winners. We fought each other. When you did something wrong, we'd tell you about it.

It's all stealing bases and winning games. If not, go home.

You don't think about the cold weather. I'm just going to go out and play ball, do the best I can, and hope the team wins.

Me and George and Billy are two of a kind.

What I liked was to set the tone - set the pace for the team. I know when we're starting the game, I can get on and steal a base, then a guy bring me in. Then we're in the lead and in a good position to win. That was the most exciting thing - to help the team.

I felt alone out there, like I was on a desert island. I felt like Gilligan.

Going on twenty years, I've seen A-Rod getting better in different programs. He's one of the hardest-working guys there.

We'll do all right if we can capitalize on our mistakes.

He's so ugly he should have to wear an oxygen mask.

I don't get upset over things I can control, because if I can control them there's no sense in getting upset. And I don't get upset over things I can't control, because if I can't control them there's no sense in getting upset.

I don't get upset over things I can't control, because if I can't control them, there's no use getting upset. And I don't get upset over things I can control, because if I can control them, what's the use in getting upset?

A-Rod don't want to be the straw that stirs the drink. He want to be known as a fair guy who goes out and help a team to win a pennant. He's a great guy.

If you strike out or look bad on the field, we'd get on each other. If you can't take the heat, you gotta get out of the kitchen.

Good arms are overrated.